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Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald

1775 - 1860

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Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald GCB (14 December 1775 – 31 October 1860), styled Lord Cochrane between 1778 and 1831, was a Scottish naval officer, peer, mercenary and politician. Serving during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in the Royal Navy, his naval successes led Napoleon to nickname him le Loup des Mers (the Sea Wolf). He was successful in virtually all of his naval actions.Cochrane was dismissed from the Royal Navy in 1814 after a controversial conviction for fraud on the London Stock Exchange. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald has received more than 1,059,402 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald is the 769th most popular military personnel (down from 529th in 2019), the 1,453rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,033rd in 2019) and the 27th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald ranks 769 out of 1,468. Before him are Mario Roatta, Ludwig Crüwell, Henry H. Arnold, Ludwig von Reuter, Yağısıyan, and Artaphernes. After him are Duke Alexander of Württemberg, Lala Şahin Pasha, Yang Kyoungjong, Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, Walter Heitz, and Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1775, Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald ranks 22. Before him are Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle, Matthew Lewis, Farkas Bolyai, Bernhard Crusell, Manuel García, and Camillo Borghese, 6th Prince of Sulmona. After him are Teréz Brunszvik, Antoni Radziwiłł, Carlo Rossi, Louisa Adams, Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger, and Baji Rao II. Among people deceased in 1860, Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald ranks 21. Before him are James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie, George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Thomas Addison, Carl Ritter von Ghega, Ernst Moritz Arndt, and Ang Duong. After him are George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Ii Naosuke, Charles Barry, and Duchess Marie of Württemberg.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald ranks 1,453 out of 7,765. Before him are Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (1864), Anthony Trollope (1815), Edward the Exile (1016), Jeremiah Clarke (1674), Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800), and David Roberts (1796). After him are Vidal Sassoon (1928), Frances de la Tour (1944), Ethel Smyth (1858), Lorna Wing (1928), John Graunt (1620), and Herbert Kilpin (1870).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald ranks 27. Before him are Woodes Rogers (1679), Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell (1883), Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861), William Stuart-Houston (1911), Melita Norwood (1912), and Joseph Boxhall (1884). After him are Bertram Ramsay (1883), Edward Vernon (1684), Harold Bride (1890), John French, 1st Earl of Ypres (1852), Robert Maynard (1684), and Robert Blake (1599).

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